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LATHE Filed July 25, 1939 6 Sheets-Sheet 5 y J. E. LOVELY arm.- 2,249gl48.

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J. E. LOVELY HAL LATHE 'Filed July 25, 1939 6 Shets-Sheet 6 machining operation.

Patented July 15, 1941 John 1:. Lovely and Ralph M. Gambie, Spring iield, Vt., asslgnors to Jones & Lamson Machine Company, Springfield, Vt., a corporation of Vermont Application July 25, 1939, Serial No. 286,355

I (Cl- 82-2) 15 Claims.

when machining longwork which has to be held either in long jaws or on a mandrel, difllculty is experienced with lathes as commonly constructed in getting the work into and out or position, since a substantial amount of lengthwise motion of the work is then necessary. Either the tailstock has had to be unclamped and moved awayor the tailstock spindle has had to be arranged for long sliding motion in order to permit such lengthwise motion of the work. The first of these methods is troublesome and in the second method there is an excessive amount of overhang of the tailstock spindle while the work is being machined, which tends to produce inaccuracy in the work.

The present invention has for an object, therefore, to provide for easy and expeditious handling oi such work into and out of the machine without the disadvantages hereinbefore mentioned. In accordance with this invention, the tailstock'is so mounted that it can be moved laterally to bring its center out of alinement with the work, thus to facilitate handling of the'work, the tailstock being returned and retained with its center in accurate alined position for the Means are also piovided, in accordance with this invention, for facilitating the work loading and unloading operations.

For a more complete understanding 01- this invention, together with further objects and advantageous constructions, reference may be had to the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is a somewhat diagrammatic front elevation of a.lathe of the Fay type embodying the invention;

Figure2 is a fragmentary rear elevation of thesame.

Figure 3 is a top plan to a larger scale of the portion shown in Figure 2, and also showing work-handling mechanism.

Figure 4 is a tailstock end elevation partly broken away or in section.

Figure 5 is a view similar to a. portion of Figure 4, but showing the parts in work-loading and unloading positions.

Figure 6 is -a detail section on line 6-6 of Figure 5- Figure 7 is a detail section on-line 7-4 of Figure 4.

Figure 8 is a detail section online 8-8 of Figure 7. I

Figure 8a is a view similar to-a portion of Figure 1, but with parts in different positions. e

Figure 9 is a fragmentary central longitudinal section through the expanding arbor, showing a work piece clamped thereto.

Figure 10 is a view similarto Figure 9, but showing the arbor contracged and the work piece withdrawn.

Figures 11 and 12 are detail sections on fthe correspcndingsection lines of Figure 9.

Referring first to Figures 1, 2 and ,3, there is shown a lathe of the Fay type provided with a bed I to the top of which at one end is secured the headstock 2 carrying a. rotary workspi ndle having a nose lat its outer end. As herein shown the nose 3 has secured thereto, .1 as by screws 4, an expanding and contracting mandrel 5 on which may be supported work 6 in the form of a long shell which may be slipped on endwise over the mandrel. While a mandrel is herein shown, the invention is also oi: equal importance where the work is held by long jaws which require axial movement of the work to a substantial amount to insert or remove it from tooling position.

While the mandrel maybe of any suitable construction, it is shown in Figures 9 to 12 hereof as comprising a hollow work-supporting portion it) provided'with two sets of expanding shoes,-

' there being three shoes in each set. Shoes of one set are shown at H and those of the other set at l2. The shoes of the set ll ride in incline'd slots E8 in a sleeve i4 slidable within the bore ii of the mandrel and through which'passes the stem of a plunger I8. Theplunger I8 is Dmvided with inclined slots is within which ride the expanding shoes i2.- The shoes of each set are normally held retracted to the bases of their respective slots as by springs 20. The sleeve I4 has a limited lost motion on the portion i6 between the portion i8 and a head 25 and spring pressed pins 26 seated in sockets in the sleeve l4 tend to press the sleeve 14 against the head 25. Theshoes ii and I2 may be expanded into engagement with the inner wall of thework 5, as by means of an axially movable actuating b'ar 28 which passes through the work spindle and is actuated by any suitable means (not shown) adjustable abutment shown in the formof a screw 32 held in place by a-check nut 33 which may engage the end of the chamber 3| of the work.

The lathe also includes the usual tool bars cornprising the lower bar 40 to which is securedt'he front work carriage M, and the rear tool bar 42 for supporting the rear tool carriages 43 and 44. The angular. position of the front tool bar 48 may be controlled by the axially movable former cams 46 and 41 (Figure 1) which are carried on the' reciprocating carriage 48, the motion of which is controlled by suitable cams'on the main cam drum 58 (see Figure -1) which actuate a slide 52 connected by the link 53 to the carriage 48.

Cooperating with the spindle to support the work is the tailstock center 55 carried in the tailstock 56, and for the purpose-of permitting axial withdrawal of the work fromthe mandrel and its replacement by new work, this tailstock is arranged to be moved laterally of the axis of the tailstock center out of the path of motion of the work in removing or replacing it with reference to the tools. As shown best in Figures 3 and 6, this tailstock 56 is provided with a portion 68 of reduced lengthwhich is bored for the reception of a hinge pivot 6|. The end portions of the hinge pivot6l are extended through ears- 62 and 83 of a support 64 having a bore through which the back tool bar 42"passes. This support is provided with spaced feet 65 and 66 on a base member 81 secured to the machine base. tailstock is thus mounted for swinging motion about the axis of the hinge bar 6| between a forward operative position shown in Figure 4 and an upward or backward inoperative position shown in Figure 5.

In the position shown in Figure the entire tailstock is back out of the way of the work which may be moved axially into and out of engagement with the supporting mandrel without interference from the tailstock. When the tailstock is in its forward operative position shown in Fig ure 4, the tailstock center 55 is in cooperative axial relation to the work spindle and it is arranged to be locked in such position during the machining operation. Locking means for this purpose is shown best in Figures '7, 8 and 8a. The forward end portion of the tailstock when in its operative position, carries slidable axially within bushings 18 in a bore 1I therethrough, a pair of locking latches or plungers 12, each in the form of a cylinder having a'tapered outer extremity as at 13, which may enter a reversely tapered socket bushing 14 in spaced portions 15 of the support 64. i

For actuating these "latches to project or retract them, a latch rock shaft 88 has been provided. This rock shaft is journaled in a bushing 8.I extending transversely through the tailstock and having at its forward end an actuating cam portion 82. This cam portion is flattened, having opposite sides rounded oif at the ends as at 83, and its end portions may engage heads 84 on a pair of posts 85 mounted in sockets 86 extending axially of the latch members 12. These posts 85 may impinge on adjustable abutment screws 81 each threaded in a reduced diameter portion 88 of a socket 85. For the purpose of adjustment, the heads 89 of these screws may be provided with polygonal sockets to receive suitable correspondingly headed turning tools.

By rocking the rock shaft 88 so as to bring the cam portion 83 from the position shown in Figure 8a to that shown in Figure 6, the latch memsha'ft-88 in .the reverse direction, this cam portion 83 will be rocked in a manner to impinge on a pair of hooks 98, each hook being slidable in a slot 9| in a bushing 18, and having an in-turned end portion 92 seated-in a slot in the outer face of the latch member 12, so that they are held in position therein by the wall of the bore 1|. Thus rocking of the rock shaft 88 in opposite directions serves to positively project or retract the latches. The rock shaft 88 may be so rocked by means of an actuating handle 95 having a ring portion 96 which takes over the end of the shaft 88 and may be secured thereto as by the use of a cross pin 91.

As shown power means is provided for turning the tailstock about its pivot. For this purpose thepivot shaft H to which the tailstock is clamped has keyed thereto a gear I88 (see Figures 4 and 6) and meshing with this gear is a rack bar I8I mounted for axial motion in a guide The member I82 formed as a portion of the base 64. To the lower end of the guide member I82 may be secured, as by the bolts I83, a fluid pressure cylinder I84 within which is slidable the piston I85 secured to the inner end of the rack bar I8I, which is shown as circular in cross section. By controlling the supply and discharge of fluid under pressure from opposite sides of the piston I85 as through the pipes I86 and I81, it is evident that the rack bar may be caused to move in or out, rocking the gear I88 and its shaft 6|, and thereby swinging the tailstock between its operative and retracted positions.

The fluid pressure to this cylinder I84 may be controlled by any suitable valve situated in a convenient position for the operator. As shown such a valve is indicated at II8 on the headstock of the machine in Figures 1 and 3. This valve as indicated is of the reciprocating type, being controlled by the actuating handle I II fulcrumed at H2 and arranged to supply or discharge fluid under pressure, depending on the position of the handle III with respect to the pipes I86 and I81 leading to the cylinder I84. As shown this valve is intended to be hand actuated.

Besides the pivotal motion of the tailstock center with the tailstock, it is desirable that this tailstock center be mounted for limited axial motion so as to permit its withdrawal from and presentation to the work as desired. To this end it is shown as carried by a bar orrspindle II5 slidable axially in the tailstock and having fixed to its rear end a piston II6 working in a fluid pressure cylinder II1 secured to the rear end of the tailstock and supplied with fluid under pressure on either selected side of the piston II6 as through the fluid pressure pipes H8 and H9. This supply of fluid under pressure may be controlled as by the four-way valve I28 carried by the tailstock and herein shown as of the reciprocating type. It may be actuated in proper timed relation to a center spindle binder. Such a binder is shown of a conventional type comprising the rocking screw I25 having its lower end threaded .at I 28 into the lower portion I 21 of the split bearing which houses the tailstock spindle II5. This screw I25 has a head portion I26 engaging on the top of the spindle bearing and is provided with an actuating handle I21 mechanically connected thereto. Above this handle the head I26 is shown as carrying a pair of cam posts I28 and I29, both of which are mounted eccentric to the axis of the clamp screw I25. The post I29 is shown as of smaller diameter than the post I28 and shorter and is arranged to enter at suitable times into a slot I38 in the outer end of an actuating arm I3I connected to the stein I32 of the valve I28, so that when this pin I29 is in engagehandlev I21'is-swung counterclockwise and to an extent suflieientto release the'bar or spindle II for 'axial motion, the handle I21 actuates the valve I20'in a-"difectionto retract the tails tock spindle, while motion ofthe handle I21 in the reverse direction first actuates the valve to'project the tailstock centerand then further motion of the handle I21 acts to tighten the tailstock spindle in operative adjusted position. 7'

As shown best in'Figure 3, the front tool carriage 4I carries a plurality of side turning tools such as I35, while the back tool carriage 43 carries thegrooving and chamfering tools I36 and I81, respectively, and the tool carriage 44 carries an endworking tool I38. These back tool carriages may be actuated from cams on the main drum 50, their angular motions being determined by their engagement with the former cams 540, III at the rear of the machine in the wellunderstood manner. It should be evident, however,' that the arrangements and types of tools would depend upon the particular machine operations desired for the particular work being operated upon and might differ from those shown.

In order to facilitate the presentation and removal of work relative to the lathe centers, 2. work loading and'unloading tray is shown at 550. This tray I50 is preferably at least double,

the length of the work piece and is of sufflcient; I

' width so that one work piece may be moved lengthwise of -the tray past another work piece, for a purpose which will later appear. The tray I50, as shown'best in Figures 3, 4 and 5, is pivotally mounted on a pivot shaft I52, th s being donethrough a pair of arms I53 and-I54'pivoted on this shaft and fixed at their upper ends in any suitable manner to the bottom of the tray i50. In Figure 4 the tray is shown pulled forwardly and tilted in'its inoperative position, and this is the position which it occupies during the machining operation. When the tailstock is tilted backwardly out of the way, however. the tray I50 is moyed backwardly into the substantial horizontar'position shown in Figure 5 and in such relation that a work piece in the position shown in dotted lines in Figure 5 is substantially in axial alinement with the head- -machined. Thereupon the work tray may be tilted .forwardly to the position shown in Figure onto a roller conveyor I55 (Figures 1 and 3) and maybe moved on this conveyor a ay from the' machine. At I55 isshownanother conyor by which work-may be directed to or from .imnveyor H55. 'I'he ltailstock being rocked forwardly and locked in its forward position,- lt'he' tailstock center spindle is then actuated to 4 and thefinished work piece may be rolled off move the center into operative relation for the succeeding machining operation.

As 'shown means are provided for calling motion of the tailstock from and to its operative position. to cause the tilting motion of the tray I50. For this purpose the back tool bar 42 has Journaled thereon (seeFiguree,4, 5 and 6) a sleeve I56 which is provided with a gear portion I51 meshing with the gear I00 keyed to the pivot shaft 6|. with a laterally extending arm I 58 to which is pivotally connected aforked member I59. This member I 50 is pinned to a bar I60, the opposite end of which is pinned to a forked member IBI similar to the member I59, and this member ISI is pivoted on opposite sides of a web portion I62 of the arm I54, on a pivot I63. As the tailstock is rocked the gear I00 meshing with the gear portion I51 causes the arm I58 to be rocked, and this, through its connection to the arm I54 rocks the tray I50 between its two positions. It will be noted that rocking of the arm I58 between the positions shown in Figures 4 and 5 causes the pivot I59a to pass through the dead center position between the pivot I00 and the axis of the back tool bar 42. tallstock starts to rise, the first portion ofthe motion of the arm I58 rocks the tray I50 further forward out of the way of the locking end portion of the tailstock, and this motion of the tray'I50 causes it to act as a guard to push the operator. away from the'machine should he be too close, as the tailstock starts its backward tilt. After the pivot I580 passes its dead center position, the tray starts its rearward motion toward the position shown in Figure 5 which it reaches when the taiistock is fully retracted.

Referring to Figure 6, it will be seen that the gear'I00 and the sleeve I56. are protected by a housing I10 provided over a portion of its front face with a cover plate I1I. This cover plate has a portion I12 which projects into a periphtightened by a screw I14, serves further to hold plate" I83 form a substantial continuation of the imperforate and downwardly and rearwardly inclined top face I85 of the carriage, thus causing chips to pass down over the carriage and the chip guard and be discharged at the rear oithe machine. The rear edge of the chip guard I 8| slidably engages the back portion of the machine bed so that it does not interfere in any way with either the axial or the rocking motions'of the tool carriage.

From the foregoing description of an embodiment of this invention, it should be evident to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications might be made without departing from the spirit or scope of this invention as deported by said bed and having a spindle, and a The sleeve I56 is also movidedf tailstock, means pivotally supporting said tailstock about an axis substantially parallel to the axis of said headstock spindle for motion into and out of operative relation to said headstock spindle and when out of operative relation permitting work to be removed or inserted by axial motion in line with said spindle, stationary portions on said bed between which said tailstock is positioned when in operative relation to said spindie, and latching means carried by said tailstock and engaging said portions for releasably securing said tailstock in operative relation to said spindle.

2. In a lathe having a bed, a headstock supported by said bed and having a spindle, and a tailstock, means supporting said tailstock for motion laterally into and out of operative relation to said headstock and when out of operative relation permitting work to be removed or inserted by axial motion in line with said spindle, a work tray movable between a position in which work thereon may be presented into operative alinement with said headstock spindle and a retracted position, operative connections between said tailstock and tray causing motion to said tailstock out of operative position to move said tray into operative position and motion of said tailstock into operative position to move said tray out of operative position, and means for locking and releasing said tailstock in operative relation to said headstock.

3. In a lathe, a bed, a tailstock having an axially movable center mounted on said bed for motion transverse to the axis of said center, a binder for said center, an actuating element for said binder mechanically connected thereto, power means for moving said center, a control member for said power means, and connections between said actuating element and said control member for actuating said power means to retract said center on continued motion of said element in spindle-releasing direction after release has been eifected, and to advance said center and then lock it on movement of said element in the reverse direction.

4. In a lathe, a bed, a tailstock having an axially movable center mounted on said bed for motion transverse to the axis of said center, a binder for said center, an actuating element for said binder mechanically connected thereto,

power means for moving said center, a control member for said power means, connections between said actuating element and said control member for actuating said power means to re tract said center on continued motion of said element in spindle-releasing direction after release has been effected, and to advance said center and then lock it on movement of said element in the reverse direction, and means actuable to move said tailstock transverse to said axis into and out of operative position.

5. In a lathe having a bed, a headstock on said bed and having a spindle, a tailstock having a center and hinged to said bed about an axis substantially parallel to that of said center to move said center from and to operative axial position, a work tray pivoted about another axis substantially parallel to said center axis and when in one angular position arranged to support a work piece in substantial alinement with said spindle and when in another angular position being out of the way and permitting said tailstock to be in operative position, operative connections between said tailstock and tray, and means for swinging said tailstock and tray about their respective pivots.

6. A lathe having a bed, a tailstock having a center and pivoted to the back portion of said bed eccentric to said center to cause said center to be swung backward out of operative position as said tailstock is turned backward, a workholding tray in front of said tailstock and pivoted to swing forward and backward and when in backward position to present a work piece thereon into substantial alinement with the operative position of said center, and connections between said tailstock and tray eifective to cause initial forward motion of-said tray followed by a rearward motion thereof as said tailstock is turned backwardly out of operative position.

7. A lathe having a bed, a tailstock having a center and pivoted to the back portion of said bed eccentric to said center to cause said center to be swung backward out of operative position as said tailstock is turned backward, a workholding tray in front of said tailstock and pivoted to swing forward and backward and when in' backward position to present a work piece thereon into substantial alinement with the operative position of said center, a rocker member, a link connecting said rocker member and tray, and operative connections between said rocker member and tailstock, said link being connected to said rocker member at a point such that as said tailstock is moved backwardly from operative position said point passes through dead center relation to said link connection to said'tray and the rocking axis of said rocker member, thereby causing an' initial forward motion of said tray followed 'by a backward motion thereof as said v tailstock is moved backwardly.

8. In a lathe a tailstock provided with a center, said tailstock being mounted to move laterally of the axis of said center to and from operative position, a tapered latch pin carried by said tailstock, a member having a tapered socket to receive said latch pin for locking said tailstock in operative position, and means for actuating said pin.

9. A lathe having parts comprising a bed and a tailstock having a center and pivotally mounted on said bed for motion of said center laterally of its axis from and to operative position, a member secured to one of said parts having spaced oppositely disposed sockets, a pair of'opposed latch members mounted on the other of said parts for axial motion for cooperating with said sockets to hold said tailstock in operative position, each of said latch members having a hook portion, and a rocking actuating member positioned between said latch members and having cam portions engageable therewith to project said latch members away from each other on rocking in one direction and for engaging and pulling on said hooks to retract said latch members on rocking in the other direction from a certain angular position.

10. In a lathe of the Fay type having a bed, a spindle-carrying headstock on said bed, and a back tool bar adjacent to and extending along said bed, a center-carrying tailstock pivoted to said bed on an axis substantially parallel to said tool bar and eccentric to its center, whereby said center may be moved back out of alinement with otally mounted at the front of said bed for mo- 7 tion to and from a position where a work piece on said tray may be placed in axial relation to said spindle, a member rockable on said back bar, link connections 'from said member-to said tray whereby'rocking of saidmember moves said tray from and toward said position, a mema width to permit two work pieces to be carried thereby side by side with one in and the other out of such angular position and of a length at least substantially twice that of a work piece to permit a finished workpiece to be removed irom said spindle to said tray while a new work piece is positioned thereon, to be rolled outof alinement with said spindle, and said new. work piece to be moved into such alinement and be moved axially past said finished work piece into operative engagement with said spindle.

12. In combination with a lathe having a work spindle, or a tray for work pieces movable to and from position to present a work piece into axial relationto said spindle, said tray being of a width to permit two work pieces to be carried thereby side by side with one in and the other out of such angular position and of a length at least substantially twice that of a work piece to permita finished work piece to be removed from said spindle to said tray while a new work piece is positioned thereon, to be rolled out of alinement with said spindle, and said new work piece to be moved into such alinement and termining the angular position of said carriage about the axis of said tool bar, and a chip slide pivoted at its iorward edge to said'tool carriage and slidably resting at its back edge on said back rail in position to conduct chips on said tool carriage back of said back rail.

14. In a lathe, a bed, a tailstock movable latorally said bed into and out of operative a work tray movable between a 1 be moved axially past said finished work piece relatioif fo position, an operator guard member'at the front of said bed, means for moving said tailstock out of operative position, and means actuated as said tailstock is so moved to move said guard 'member initially forwardly toward the operator.

15. In a lathe having a bed, "a headstock supported by said bed and having. a spindle, and a tailstock, means supporting said tailstock for motion laterally into and out of operative relation to said headstock and when out of operative relation permitting work to be removed or inserted by axial motion in line with said spindle, position in which work thereon may be presented into operative alinement; with said headstock spindle and a retracted position, operative connections between said tailstoek and tray causing motion to said tailstock out of operative position to move said tray into operative pofltion'and motion of said tails pk into operative position to move said tray out of operative position, and means for locking and releasing said tailstock in operative work piece on tray into axial t and pastsaid finished work piece into cooperative relation to said headstock.

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' on the forward face of said front rail for dev said tray may be'moved on said 

